Test Bank For Drugs and the Neuroscience of Behavior:
An Introduction to Psychopharmacology 2nd Edition by
Adam Prus Chapter 1-15 Complete Guide A+
In order to determine if there is a causal relationship between a behavior and the
brain a researcher must____________.
a) Measure a somatic variable.
b) Manipulate a dependent variable.
c) Measure a behavioral variable.
d) Manipulate an independent variable. - ANSWER d.
The process by which an individual changes over the life span is called_______
a) phylogeny.
b) ontogeny.
c) reductionism.
d) phrenology. - ANSWER b.
If a researcher raises a cat in a box with black & white stripes and then maps activity
in the visual cortex, it is an example of a______
a) nonexperimental study.
b) behavioral intervention.
c) correlation study.
d) somatic intervention. - ANSWER b.
The ability of the nervous system to change in response to experience or the
environment is know as?_______
a) Biological Psychology
b) Neuroplasticity
c) Neurodevelopment
d) The evolution of behavior - ANSWER b.
The Hebbian synapse is a hypothesis about_______
a) reflexes at the spinal level.
b) why different functions are localized in separate brain regions.
c) why the brain is not responsible for mediating behavior.
d) how neurons strengthen their connections via use. - ANSWER d.
The streamlined body forms of the tuna and the dolphin provide an example
of_________
,a) analogy.
b) homology.
c) homoplasy.
d) Tautology. - ANSWER c.
The study of the inheritance of traits is called______
a) mutation.
b) convergence.
c) naturalism.
d) genetics. - ANSWER d.
Which of the following is/are the main features of the vertebrate nervous system?
_____
a) Segmentation
b) Giant axons
c) Development from a hollow neural tube
d) a & c - ANSWER d.
Changes in the sequence of a gene due to errors in replication are know as
______________?
a) Adaptations
b) Segregations
c) Mutations
d) Assortments - ANSWER c.
The basic difference in the brains among vertebrate species is the relative size and
complexity of the same basic components._____
a) True
b) False - ANSWER a.
Mendel's first law of inheritance stating that the two copies of a gene are put into
different gametes is know as: ______
a) The law of genetics
b) The law of segregation
c) The law of independent assortment
d) The law of mutations - ANSWER b.
Since humans and chimpanzees are 99% identical in their genomic DNA, the large
differences between the species is due to differences in _________.
a) Gene expression
b) Adaptations
c) Mutations
d) Independent Assortment - ANSWER a.
,Cell death only occurs when normal neural development is disrupted._______
a) True
b) False - ANSWER b.
In neurons undergoing apoptosis, DNA is cut up by ________
a) caspases.
b) IAPs.
c) Diablo.
d) death genes. - ANSWER a.
The release of Diablo from the mitochondria within the neuron is caused by an influx
of ________ ions.
a) Na+
b) Cl-
c) Ca2+
d) K+ - ANSWER
During a period of normal cell death, developing neurons are thoughts to compete
for_______
a) cell adhesion molecules.
b) death genes.
c) neurotrophic factors.
d) glucose. - ANSWER c.
The mitosis of _______ cells that give rise to the nervous system takes place in
the_______
a) Precursors; ventricular zone.
b) Marginal; forebrain
c) Glial; intermediate zone.
d) Proliferative; neural tube. - ANSWER a.
The term "apoptosis" refers to_______
a) retrograde degeneration.
b) synaptic remodeling.
c) cell death.
d) cell migration. - ANSWER c.
The inhibitors of apotosis protein (IAP) family of proteins acts to protect neurons from
apotosis by ______
a) inhibiting Diablo release.
b) blocking ion channels.
c) blocking Bcl-2 genes.
d) inhibiting caspase activity. - ANSWER d.
, Which of the following is the correct order of neural development?________
a) Neurogenesis, neuronal cell death, synaptogenesis, migration
b) Neurogenesis, differentiation, synaptogenesis, neuronal cell death
c) Neuronal cell death, migration, neurogenesis, synaptogenesis
d) Synaptogenesis, differentiation, neurogenesis, neuronal cell death - ANSWER
b.
Radial gliaplay an important role in which of the following developmental processes?
________
a) Neurogenesis
b) Cell differentiation
c) Cell migration
d) Apoptosis - ANSWER c.
During the differentiation stage of neural development, cell differentiation can be
influenced in two ways. Differentiation can either be intrinsic and driven by genes,
known as ________ or can be influenced by the fate of nearby cells known as
_________.
a) Cell-autonomous differentiation; induction.
b) Neurogenesis; synaptogenesis.
c) Stem cell modification; neurotrophism.
d) Chemorepellant differentiation; chemoattractant differentiation. - ANSWER a.
Bones of the same sort are found in the forelimbs of seals, bats, and humans. This is
an example of ________
a) taxonomy.
b) homology.
c) analogy.
d) Tautology. - ANSWER b.
Synaptogenesis occurs only during gestation and never after birth.
a) True
b) False - ANSWER b.
Cell differentiation, the process of _____ assuming their new cell fate begins
_______.
a) Stem cells; once cells reach their destination
b) Glial cells; when the cells are surrounded by the appropriate cells
c) Ectoderm cells; when given the appropriate genetic signal
d) Neural plate cells; when they reach the end of their radial glia - ANSWER a.
The major function of Schwann cell is________
An Introduction to Psychopharmacology 2nd Edition by
Adam Prus Chapter 1-15 Complete Guide A+
In order to determine if there is a causal relationship between a behavior and the
brain a researcher must____________.
a) Measure a somatic variable.
b) Manipulate a dependent variable.
c) Measure a behavioral variable.
d) Manipulate an independent variable. - ANSWER d.
The process by which an individual changes over the life span is called_______
a) phylogeny.
b) ontogeny.
c) reductionism.
d) phrenology. - ANSWER b.
If a researcher raises a cat in a box with black & white stripes and then maps activity
in the visual cortex, it is an example of a______
a) nonexperimental study.
b) behavioral intervention.
c) correlation study.
d) somatic intervention. - ANSWER b.
The ability of the nervous system to change in response to experience or the
environment is know as?_______
a) Biological Psychology
b) Neuroplasticity
c) Neurodevelopment
d) The evolution of behavior - ANSWER b.
The Hebbian synapse is a hypothesis about_______
a) reflexes at the spinal level.
b) why different functions are localized in separate brain regions.
c) why the brain is not responsible for mediating behavior.
d) how neurons strengthen their connections via use. - ANSWER d.
The streamlined body forms of the tuna and the dolphin provide an example
of_________
,a) analogy.
b) homology.
c) homoplasy.
d) Tautology. - ANSWER c.
The study of the inheritance of traits is called______
a) mutation.
b) convergence.
c) naturalism.
d) genetics. - ANSWER d.
Which of the following is/are the main features of the vertebrate nervous system?
_____
a) Segmentation
b) Giant axons
c) Development from a hollow neural tube
d) a & c - ANSWER d.
Changes in the sequence of a gene due to errors in replication are know as
______________?
a) Adaptations
b) Segregations
c) Mutations
d) Assortments - ANSWER c.
The basic difference in the brains among vertebrate species is the relative size and
complexity of the same basic components._____
a) True
b) False - ANSWER a.
Mendel's first law of inheritance stating that the two copies of a gene are put into
different gametes is know as: ______
a) The law of genetics
b) The law of segregation
c) The law of independent assortment
d) The law of mutations - ANSWER b.
Since humans and chimpanzees are 99% identical in their genomic DNA, the large
differences between the species is due to differences in _________.
a) Gene expression
b) Adaptations
c) Mutations
d) Independent Assortment - ANSWER a.
,Cell death only occurs when normal neural development is disrupted._______
a) True
b) False - ANSWER b.
In neurons undergoing apoptosis, DNA is cut up by ________
a) caspases.
b) IAPs.
c) Diablo.
d) death genes. - ANSWER a.
The release of Diablo from the mitochondria within the neuron is caused by an influx
of ________ ions.
a) Na+
b) Cl-
c) Ca2+
d) K+ - ANSWER
During a period of normal cell death, developing neurons are thoughts to compete
for_______
a) cell adhesion molecules.
b) death genes.
c) neurotrophic factors.
d) glucose. - ANSWER c.
The mitosis of _______ cells that give rise to the nervous system takes place in
the_______
a) Precursors; ventricular zone.
b) Marginal; forebrain
c) Glial; intermediate zone.
d) Proliferative; neural tube. - ANSWER a.
The term "apoptosis" refers to_______
a) retrograde degeneration.
b) synaptic remodeling.
c) cell death.
d) cell migration. - ANSWER c.
The inhibitors of apotosis protein (IAP) family of proteins acts to protect neurons from
apotosis by ______
a) inhibiting Diablo release.
b) blocking ion channels.
c) blocking Bcl-2 genes.
d) inhibiting caspase activity. - ANSWER d.
, Which of the following is the correct order of neural development?________
a) Neurogenesis, neuronal cell death, synaptogenesis, migration
b) Neurogenesis, differentiation, synaptogenesis, neuronal cell death
c) Neuronal cell death, migration, neurogenesis, synaptogenesis
d) Synaptogenesis, differentiation, neurogenesis, neuronal cell death - ANSWER
b.
Radial gliaplay an important role in which of the following developmental processes?
________
a) Neurogenesis
b) Cell differentiation
c) Cell migration
d) Apoptosis - ANSWER c.
During the differentiation stage of neural development, cell differentiation can be
influenced in two ways. Differentiation can either be intrinsic and driven by genes,
known as ________ or can be influenced by the fate of nearby cells known as
_________.
a) Cell-autonomous differentiation; induction.
b) Neurogenesis; synaptogenesis.
c) Stem cell modification; neurotrophism.
d) Chemorepellant differentiation; chemoattractant differentiation. - ANSWER a.
Bones of the same sort are found in the forelimbs of seals, bats, and humans. This is
an example of ________
a) taxonomy.
b) homology.
c) analogy.
d) Tautology. - ANSWER b.
Synaptogenesis occurs only during gestation and never after birth.
a) True
b) False - ANSWER b.
Cell differentiation, the process of _____ assuming their new cell fate begins
_______.
a) Stem cells; once cells reach their destination
b) Glial cells; when the cells are surrounded by the appropriate cells
c) Ectoderm cells; when given the appropriate genetic signal
d) Neural plate cells; when they reach the end of their radial glia - ANSWER a.
The major function of Schwann cell is________
